‘Casino Royale’ becomes the highest grossing James Bond film in the US

According to the weekend estimates chart at Box Office Mojo, Casino Royale took in another $1,775,000 (est.) at the US box office. Bringing the domestic total up to $162,525,000, Casino Royale became the highest grossing James Bond film in the US.

After shattering UK and international box office records around the world, one of the few remaining records for Daniel Craig’s 007 debut was the US record for the series. Now in second place is Pierce Brosnan’s Die Another Day, which had a US total of $160,942,139.

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Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and opened on 16 November 2006 in the UK and worldwide starting on 17 November. The world premiere of Casino Royale took place on 14 November in London. The film stars Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.